*Currently Listening to Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic Mission*
After the previous post, I decided the best thing to do is to create an archive of my favourite artists and albums and uptate it as I go along so readers will get a quick insight into my favourite music and find new great bands fast.
My Favourite Bands/Artists
No order
1. Symphony X
2. Dream Theater
3. Andromeda
4. Children of Bodom
5. Nile
6. Joe Satriani
7. Steve Vai
8. Scenery Channel
9. Pantera
10. Pagan's Mind
My Favourite Albums
No order
1. Symphony X - Divine Wings of Tragedy
2. Andromeda - 2=1
3. Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper
4. Dream Theater - Metropolis pt.2
5. Joe Satriani - Surfing With the Alien
6. Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic:Calling
7. Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked
8. Scenery Channel - Premier
9. Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
10. Annihilator - Alice in Hell
My Favourite Songs
No order
1. Symphony X - The Accolade
2. Andromeda - 2=1
3. Children of Bodom - Kissing the Shadows
4. Pagan's Mind - The Celestine Prophesy
5. Joe Satriani - Crushing Day
6. Pantera - Cemetary Gates
7. Symphony X - Candlelight Fantasia
8. Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
9. Steve Vai - For the Love of God
10. Andromeda - Chameleon Carnival
Some bands to check out:
Pagan's Mind: You probably won't have heard of these guys unless
you live in Norway or follow Prog metal
closely. The album Enigmatic:Calling seems to dominate my cd player
currently. A perfect fusion of prog/power metal with fantastic
guitarwork and a very interesting sound. Quite a spacey feel to it.
Vocals may take a few listens to get used to,
but hey at least it's not Cynic (see later)
(No offence to Cynic fans,
they play great music, I just don't get the robot vocals).
Andromeda: You probably won't have hear of these guys unless you live in finland or follow Prog metal very closely. One of the best Prog acts i've ever heard. Very creative use of time signatures and blistering guitars. Production isn't fantastic though, feels quite raw (maybe that's what they were going for? Don't know). I would recommend 2=1 or Extension of the Wish as albums to buy.
Things I don't get:
Pain of Salvation: I hear so much good things about this band, but every song I listen to contains extensive rapping or is just bad. I don't know if I just got unlucky, could someone recommend a song or album to listen to for the uninitiated? I hear Remedy Lane is supposed to be their magnum opus?
Cynic: So I hear about this band. Prog/death metal, very techincal, great music so I think, I'll look them up. The guitars start up, drums kick in and it's all going very well. Then I hear the vocals. Wtf? Sounds like a robot being hit by a car. Can someone explain it to me? Are all the songs like that? If so why? Do you get used to it after a while?
Metalcore/Nu Metal: I won't even bother getting started.
Thanks in advance for any help on the above issues. Comment on the blog or contact me at Enter_COFB@hotmail.co.uk.
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I'd confirm "Remedy Lane" as being Pain of Salvation's best album. It still takes a while to get used to, but it's less of a total mindfuck than some of their other releases (Stay away from "Scarsick"). "The Perfect Element" wouldn't be too bad to check out either...
My favorite POS songs from Remedy Lane are "Ending Theme", "Fandango", "A Trace Of Blood", "Undertow", and "Dryad of the Woods" and my favorites from The Perfect Element are "Used", "In the Flesh", "Ashes". and "Morning on Earth". Hopefully they work for you.
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